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Prof. Archer notes that he and his team have been working in Murgon since 1983, often literally digging in the backyard of enthusiastic residents.

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Far from improving conditions, diplomatic passivity has allowed the government to dig in its heels, intensifying repression and exacerbating the humanitarian crisis.

Polling showed Republicans shouldered most of the blame for the shutdown as the party in charge, and the side that was digging in its heels on health care.

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The hedge fund investor at the heart of a scandal that damaged B. Riley Financial has been charged with criminal fraud as the West L.A. company continues efforts to dig out from under the debacle.

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And then one day, they dig it up and they’re like, “Oh, my God, what was underneath the path?!”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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